Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-21
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,t.l ANDNIOINiIN.
The FREE PRESS is the cheapest news
paper in Vermont.
Senator Hiscock has been engaged to
speak in Plattsburgh, ON the evening Of
Tuesday, Oct. %.
Do not fail to read the story "Herr
Paulus" in this number. 1t will interest
you.
The railroad yard between the freight
and passenger Aepots has been graded aud
otherwise improved
Camp Gen. William Wells are expect
ing to receive 40 muskets from the armory
ut Montpelier soon.
Don't lose any numbers by delaying
your subscription. 1t can be sent to-day
rs well rs any other day.
The ventilator over the main cells in the
new Jail is practically completed and the
finishing touches are being put on the roof
The store near the head of Church
street, recently occupied by Mrs. p. II.
McMahon, is being fitted up for Il boot
and shoe store.
Ice formed to a thickness of nearly
quarter of an inch in some places in this
city Saturday morning and the thermom-
eter dropped to 30
The new building of the Howard Relief
society is rapidly going up, and already
are seen some of the beauties which the
completed structure will present
The Lake Champlain Yacht club house
is now nearly enclosed, the floors are be
ing laid and the building already presents
very handsome appearance.
This sample copy is sent to you to let
you see how good paper you can get for
dollar year, If you like it please for
ward your subscription by return mail.
There seems to be a strong sentiment
among many of our leading citizens favor
ing the formation of a social club in this
city, similar to those in so many of our
cities.
The Weekly Free Press from
this date is reduced one haiti
is now only ONE DOLLAR "a
year.
The Pittsburgh Music Festi0dl ca
zGttc, devoted To the interests of the
Pittsburgh musical festival, to be held
October 34-2S, is out, and presents fine
appearance.
The Odd Fellows are making quite eX
tended preparations for the celebration OF
the anniversary, October 20, of the death
of Thomas Wilder, the founder of the
order in the United States.
L. C. German, Saturday afternoon, at
the mouth OF the river, killed a wild
goose which weighed L pounds and two
ounces, and whose wings measured five
feet and nine inches.
l., I.
Y. NJ. G. a. property to the Church
street sewer. Owing to the depth of the
cellar it is necessary to tap the sewer III
front of the entrance to the library
Secretary f. H. Fisher OF the Philhar-
monte society Tuesday received letter
from Carl Herrahn in which the latter
stated that he expected to 20 to Germany,
September, lsSS, to remain Il year.
a large party from Leicester Junction,
Mlddlebury, Darlington and st. Adams
chartered a Wagner drawing-room car
to be used direct through to Los Angeles,
for which place they left on the 7:35 train
Monday evening.
The white frost OF Saturday morning was
the first heavy frost of the season III this
city, though frosts were experienced three
large portions of New York and the
Northwestern States.
The friends of Joseph Blanchard of Wi
nooski, who was sentenced in the City
Court a few months since to the States
prison for Is months for adultery, have
presented a petition to Gov Ormsbee for
his conditional pardon.
The Weekly FREE PRESS has been re-
duced in price to one dollar, and is now by
fersthe cheapest weekly in the State. 1t
contains eight pages of the choicest mat
ter from the daily edition.
a bag of rags was sold to a Junk dealer
in this city the other day for the munii-
cent sum of % cents and when he dumped
them out on the floor Il small boy fell out
with them. This is a new way to dispose
of troublesome youth.
Sheriff Barton and Deputy Sheriff Du-
mas went to Hinesburgh Saturday and
searched the premises of George W. Elan
agan, securing two jugs of liquor and six
cases of lager. The store of II. NJ. Hull
was also searched and two or three gal
Ions were secured.
Henry George addressed large audi
ence in Pittsburgh Wednesday evening"
posing as the friend of the laboring man.
but as he came in Pullman palace car
fact generally known to his audience,
his arguments did not seem to enthuse the
mass to any extent.
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